Law & Order

Actually this is one of those circumstances where I’m going to have to think about it because my sense is feds could find a crime to fit if they wanted to

— LawlessHat (@Popehat) January 3, 2021

From your tweet to God’s ear.

NEW: Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) calls for criminal investigation of Trump Raffensberger call:

"more than a pathetic, rambling, delusional rant. His disgraceful effort to intimidate an elected official into deliberately changing and misrepresenting the legally confirmed

— Heidi Przybyla (@HeidiNBC) January 3, 2021

peaceful transition of power in our nation at risk.”

— Heidi Przybyla (@HeidiNBC) January 3, 2021

I still want to see Cruz and minions defending this phone call on Wednesday. Almost as much as I want to see Trump defend himself in Georgia.

This seems directly pertinent.

I do not believe that @realDonaldTrump would enjoy a stint in a Georgia state prison. https://t.co/KWcTMZ84SN

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 3, 2021

Trump may have also committed election law crimes under Georgia state law

- beyond the reach of pardon
- up to GA officials, not Biden DOJ, to decide whether to prosecute

What Georgia State Prof @AnthonyMKreis told @alliebice @kyledcheney @anitakumar01👇https://t.co/QwzqchhyFN pic.twitter.com/7GRGQoFLS2

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) January 3, 2021

Given just winning Georgia doesn’t help anything, we can imagine Trump’s had this same conversation with other states that didn’t leak the tape.

— Schooley (@Rschooley) January 3, 2021

I was wondering about that.

It wasn't just Trump pressuring Raffensperger. Here's what Mark Meadows had to say on the call, per @bluestein https://t.co/vKc3ViIdgR pic.twitter.com/w4Mk99lBRE

— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) January 3, 2021

Of course you know, this means war!

.@JoeBiden senior adviser Bob Bauer on President Trump : “We now have irrefutable proof of a president pressuring and threatening an official of his own party to get him to rescind a state's lawful, certified vote count and fabricate another in its place.” pic.twitter.com/VRF1yfuUBN

— Arlette Saenz (@ArletteSaenz) January 3, 2021

Trump's threats to Georgia Sec of State; Trump, to Ukraine President; Trump to US Senators who won't violate the Constitution for him - and on and on - are all examples of POTUS criminal extortion and election tampering. And those who knowingly assist him violate 18 USC 2 & 371.

— Andrew Weissmann (@AWeissmann_) January 3, 2021

Unless there are portions of the tape that somehow negate criminal intent, "I just want to find 11,780 votes" and his threats against Raffensperger and his counsel violate 52 U.S. Code § 20511. His best defense would be insanity.https://t.co/ZAtRgiRQmz

— Michael R. Bromwich (@mrbromwich) January 3, 2021

What does that do for everybody else in the room? And I still say this is grounds for shutting down any debate on “objections “ on Wednesday: 

Seven House Republicans say it’s unconstitutional to reject a state’s electors, breaking w/ colleagues.

Kelly Armstrong
Ken Buck
Mike Gallagher
Nancy Mace
Thomas Massie
Tom McClintock
Chip Roy

“We must count the electoral votes submitted by the states.”https://t.co/iCHf1Mkf7I

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 3, 2021

In Georgia today, when asked about the Trump/Raffensperger tape or the January 6 challenge, Cruz refused to discuss either and talked about the runoffs.

"I get the media wants to report all sorts of things and get everyone distracted by whatever else is going on," he said.

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 3, 2021

Now say that on the Senate floor.